Crate's

[Zonk217]

Any recommendations for a crate for our new EM? I see a ton of choices on Amazon.

 

[tmricciuto]

I have a crate I'm getting ready to sell. The main thing that I would suggest is going for a large crate with a divider, that way you have a crate they can grow with, but the divider let's you section it off when they are small to help with potty training. We just had to purchase the 'Ginormous' crate as Daddy's girl is getting so tall and she has to bend her head when she sits in it. So her old crate will go to little sister and little sister's baby crate (it's a good size crate) will go up for sale.

 

[Oscar'sMom]

MidWest Solutions Series XX-Large Heavy Duty Double Door Dog Crate, XX-Large, 54-in is the crate we have. We started with a 2x3 with a divider because it's what we had. We transitioned to this monstrosity after a few months. We didn't have any problems with the transition....we've since put it up because he prefers to sleep on his bed and we don't crate during the day. I purchased this crate fro. Chewy for $137 and free shipping. If you watch it the price will fluctuate to make more affordable!

 

[scorning]

We have the same 54" wire crate for our Dane, but we started with a 36" plastic crate. Our breeder recommended using the smaller crate because the spacing on the 54" crates is pretty wide for a baby puppy. The small plastic crate is also easier to clean. My Doberman has had a couple diarrhea incidents in the 54" wire crate, and it is neither pretty nor easy to clean that off all the wires and/or move the crate if it gets onto the floor around it.

 

[TricAP]

Purchase the largest crate you have room for. At the time we purchased the Kong XL double door seemed more than large enough....nope! Angus out grew it by 8 months. Now our 50# boxer has claimed it as hers and provides a good laugh when he tries to squeeze in occasionally.

 

[DennasMom]

We have an XXL plastic airliner crate that fits in our bedroom... still too big for the puppy, so we filled it with a big pillow from our bed. That worked until missy was about 10 months old, graduated from the crate at bedtime, but needed confinement when home alone to keep the bedding on our bed in one piece (she started de-stuffing pillows when I went away on a multi-day biz trip). We invested in the 54" wire crate then, but it had to go in the living room due to space issues. She graduated out of that one (finally) when she was around 15 months old.

Here's her in the bedroom crate the first week home - note the pillow (from our bed) and the pink blankey (from her breeder's home, with litter-mates' scent on it... highly recommended).


One thing I love about our plastic crate, is the connections... they're a flip-top connection, not a screw... so VERY easy to take apart and put back together...ours is over 20 years old now... but it's kinda like this one:
Amazon.com : Favorite® 32 Inch by 22 Inch by 23 Inch Portable Airline Approved Dog Crate/Pet Carrier/Outdoor Kennel for Large Dogs/Cats Air Travel/Car Travel/Vet Visit in Blue, for Pets up to 70 lbs : Pet Supplies

 

[Zonk217]

GO Huskies! I like the pillow cover! Our last dog was a golden and we only really crated her for 6 months I think. So we used a similar travel crate. After that she just slept in our room and didn't have accidents, unless she was sick.